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Although you are not yet quite out of the woods with regard to dry socket, the white coating is normal. It is simply the blood clot, which takes on that appearance after the saliva has leached out the red blood cells. The smell is the natural consequence of organic clot material fermenting in a warm, moist environment, which favors putrefaction. This is likewise normal, and will fade as healing proceeds.
^ THIS IS NOT TRUE.
I just got my wisdom teeth out a week ago exactly at one of the best hospitals in the country. I had a partial dry socket which is pretty much just a really deep empty hole where the tooth was, and it was full of white stuff that smelled and tasted unbelievably bad. It was food, not scabs.
The doctor said there should be NO SCABS. Gum tissue is different and heals with fibrous tissue instead of scabbing. Maybe there will be some barely visible white tissue but that is not what you're seeing, you're seeing food that got pushed down there from normal chewing.
You need to clean it out or it's going to prolong healing and could cause infection. He gave me just a syringe with no needle, think like a tiny turkey baster, and told me just to squirt water into the hole until the food flushes out. It's called irrigating it. I use warm salt water because it helps kill bacteria but you can just use plain water if you'd rather.
I second that.
A dry socket is bad. I also used Oral-B mouth rinse for cuts. I have also used a Flavor Injector (needle and syringe type) block one opening and use the other to direct the stream. Be sure to dull the tip (OUCH).
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∙ 12y agopuss is the sign of an infection or you white blood cells trying to keep a foreign invader, anything that shouldn't be there, out of your body. So, no it is not normal to have EXCESSIVE puss after getting your wisdom teeth pulled. A little is fine. Check with your dentist if there is excessive puss.
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∙ 12y agoNo, that's a sign of infection. Go back to your dentist and get some antibiotics.
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∙ 14y agono, go to the dentist
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Who is the cartoon character who used the words 'pickle puss'?
Snaggle tooth
Is it normal after having a wisdom tooth pulled for your tongue to be yellow and a salty flavor and gooey feeling in the hole where the tooth was?
Yes, it is possible to have a salty flavor and a gooey feeling where the tooth was extracted, but my question is ... "Why are you putting your tongue there and annoying it!" Please don't.Rinse your mouth out several times a day with warm, salt water. Swoosh it around particularly where your wisdom tooth was extracted. If you are in no pain, and this gooey feeling continues, please see either your GP or go back to the dentist as you could have a little infection going on.Hope you get better soon.MarcyAnswerYes it is possible, but it is not good or normal! get to your dentist or doctor now! That taste is the taste of bacteria enfecting your gumb and the slimy feeling is the feeling of growing infection and puss. The discolorationof the tongue is where the bacteria is touching your tongue. Some bacteria contains a natural bleach that bleaches out the surrounding tissues.
Is it normal for your belly button to puss when its pierced?
yes, it's very normal. Just clean it regulary -- don't over-clean since that can lead to infection. but puss around it should minimize or go away complelty in a few weeks
What is the normal range of puss cells in urine?
over 2 thousand
What was the name of the flintstones Sabre tooth tiger pet?
Baby Puss is the Flintstones' pet saber-toothed cat .
What is normal effects for a monroe piercing?
Swelling, soreness, redness, minimal puss.
Is it bad if puss comes out of under your toenail?
not if you have an ingrown toenail... then it is perfectly normal
What is a bump over a tooth that needs a root canal?
The bump is an abscess, the inside of your tooth is rotting and full of bacteria. These bacteria come out of the root of the tooth where the blood supply and nerves went into the pulp of the tooth when it was healthy. When they reach the jawbone the body can detect them (it can't so well when they are in the tooth) and begins to fight them causing pain and swelling and the bump is full of puss. The root canal work cleans out the inside of the tooth and drains the puss through the hole in the tooth root. Left untreated the abscess will continue to grow (fed by infection from inside the tooth), destroying jaw bone until it bursts though to the surface of the gum.
Yellow puss from wisdom teeth being cut out?
Your mouth could possibly have a very large infected boil in it. That is disgusting btw.
When puss comes out of your nipples is it normal?
Go see a doctor. completely normal mine leak daily its kind of theriputic
Dog abscessed tooth symptoms?
Swollen face right under the eye and will eventually drain puss from a hole under the eye
What does white bumps on the gums mean?
It could be an abscess with puss. The root of the tooth is infected and the puss is draining through the gums. You should see a dentist. He/She will give you some antibiotics or an extraction might be necessary.
